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Challenges in Supply, Market Competition, and Regulation of Infant Formula in the United States (2024)

Chapter: Appendix D: Information-Gathering Public Sessions

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Information-Gathering Public Sessions." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Challenges in Supply, Market Competition, and Regulation of Infant Formula in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27765.

Appendix D

Information-Gathering Public Sessions

This appendix contains the following:

D-1: Meeting 3 public session agenda
D-2: Meeting 7 public session agenda
D-3: Meeting 8 public session agenda
D-4: Meeting 9 public session agenda
D-5: Meeting 11 public session agenda
D-6: Meeting 12 public session agenda
D-7: Meeting 13 public session agenda
D-8: Meeting 16 public session agenda
D-9: Meeting 18 public session agenda
D-10: Meeting 19 public session agenda
D-11: Meeting 21 public session agenda
D-12: Meeting 22 public session agenda
D-13: Meeting 24 public session agenda
D-14: Meeting 25 public session agenda
D-15: Meeting 26 public session agenda

The presentation slides from each public session are available in the Public Access File.

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D-1: Meeting 3 Public Session Agenda
September 28, 2023
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST

1:00 pm	Opening Remarks Barbara Schneeman, Committee Chair Ravi Anupindi, Vice Chair
1:10 pm	Sponsor Remarks Patricia Hansen, Deputy Director, Office of Nutrition and Food Labeling (ONFL), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), FDA Doug Balentine, Senior Science Advisor for International Nutrition Policy, CFSAN, FDA Brad Brown, Senior Scientific Advisor for Economics and Policy, CFSAN, FDA Travis Minor, Senior Science Advisor, CFSAN, FDA Carrie Assar, Team Leader, Infant Formula and Medical Foods Staff, ONFL, CFSAN, FDA Donald Carrington, Senior Program Management Analyst, ONFL, CFSAN, FDA
2:00 pm	Questions from Committee Moderated by Barbara Schneeman, Committee Chair
3:00 pm	Adjourn Meeting

D-2: Meeting 7 Public Session Agenda
November 10, 2023
10:00 am – 12:00 pm EST

10:00 am	Welcome and Introductions Barbara Schneeman, Committee Chair
10:05 am	Panel Discussion Moderated by: Barbara Schneeman, Committee Chair Michael B. Montalto, PhD Russell J. Merritt, MD, PhD Jon A. Vanderhoof, MD John C. Wallingford, PhD
12:00 pm	Adjourn Meeting

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D-3: Meeting 8 Public Session Agenda
November 16, 2023
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Agenda

1:00 pm	Welcome and Chair Statement Barbara Schneeman, Committee Chair
1:05 pm	WIC Panel Discussion—Infant Formula Contracting Sheryl Pickering, Health Services Consultant/WIC Tribal Liaison, Washington State Department of Health Mary Anne Burghardt, Assistant Director for Division of Child and Family Well-Being, Community Nutrition Services Section, North Carolina State Department of Health Kim Lovenduski, North Carolina State Department of Health
2:00 pm	WIC Panel Discussion—Challenges and Lessons Learned Providing Infant Formula During the 2022 Shortage Sagrario Nielsen, MS RDN, Deputy Director of Nutrition Services and Projects, PHFE WIC Andrea Urquidez, Nutrition Education and Clinical Services Project Manager, Texas WIC Melody Schrank RDN/LD, WIC Nutrition Education Manager, Chickasaw Nation WIC Program Sheryl Pickering, Health Services Consultant/WIC Tribal Liaison, Washington State Department of Health
3:00 pm	Adjourn Meeting

D-4: Meeting 9 Public Session Agenda
November 20, 2023
10:00 am – 11:00 am EST

10:00 am	Welcome and Introductions Barbara Schneeman, Committee Chair
10:05 am	Discussion Moderated by Barbara Schneeman Jose M. Saavedra, M.D. Cynthia Barber, Ph.D.

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11:00 am

Adjourn Meeting

D-5: Meeting 11 Public Session Agenda
November 27, 2023
9:30 am – 11:00 am EST

9:30 am	Welcome Ravi Anupindi, Committee Vice Chair
9:35 am	Presentations Seamus Fanning, Ph.D., Full Professor of Food Safety and Zoonoses, Director of Academic Centre—Centre for Food Safety Matthew Wise, Ph.D., Branch Chief, Outbreak Response and Prevention Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Julia Haston, M.D., EIS Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Robert Tauxe, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
10:30 am	Discussion and Committee Questions Moderated by Ravi Anupindi
11:00 am	Adjourn Meeting

D-6: Meeting 12 Public Session Agenda
November 28, 2023
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST

12:00 pm	Welcome Kathleen Rasmussen, Committee Member
12:05 pm	Timeline Presentation Sarah Widor, Deputy Associate Administrator for the Supplemental Nutrition and Safety Programs at the Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
12:30 pm	Questions from Committee Members

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Moderated by Kathleen Rasmussen

Sarah Widor, Deputy Associate Administrator, Supplemental Nutrition and Safety Programs at the Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
Sara Olson, Chief, Policy Branch, Supplemental Food Programs Division at the Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
Kristin Garcia, Division Director, Food Safety & Nutrition, Supplemental Nutrition and Safety Programs at the Food and Nutrition Service, USDA

1:00 pm

Adjourn Meeting

D-7: Meeting 13 Public Session Agenda
December 1, 2023
10:00 am – 4:30 pm EST

10:00 am	Welcome and Chair Statement Barbara Schneeman, Committee Chair
10:10 am	FDA Roles and Responsibilities Susan Mayne, Former Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Howard Sklamberg, Former Director, Office of Compliance, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Frank Yiannas, Former Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
10:30 am	Panel Discussion Moderated by Marta Wosińska Susan Mayne, Former Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Howard Sklamberg, Former Director, Office of Compliance, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Frank Yiannas, Former Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, U.S. Food and Drug Administration John Watson, Watson Dairy Consulting Robert Burns, Adjunct Professor of Practice, IU School of Public Health, Bloomington Steven Braun, Former Mead Johnson Employee
11:30 am	Overview of Infant Formula Regulatory Differences Between the United States and Europe

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■	Robert Burns, Adjunct Professor of Practice, Indiana University (IU) School of Public Health, Bloomington
12:00 pm	Break
1:30 pm	Welcome, Chair Statement, Committee Introductions Barbara Schneeman, Committee Chair
1:30 pm	Moderator: Ravi Anupindi, Committee Member
1:40 pm	Overview of How Infant Formula Moves from the Factory to Consumers Jennifer Hatcher, Chief Public Policy Officer and Senior Vice President, FMI
	Health Care Distribution Supply Chain Mary Byrne, Vice President, Supply Chain, Cardinal Health
	Questions: 15 minutes Moderator: Debbie O’Connor, Committee Member
2:15 pm	Panel 2: Hospitals and Special Use Large hospital – Mayo Clinic (product supply) Amy Conway Quality Value Analysis within Supply Chain Management Scott Marsh, Sr. Value Analyst Portfolio Advisor, Clinical Supply Chain Management Questions: 10 minutes Moderator: Ravi Anupindi, Vice Chair Vizient group purchasing organization (GPO) Kurt Henry, Senior Director, Contract Services, Vizient, Inc Questions: 10 minutes Moderator: Ravi Anupindi, Vice Chair
3:00 pm	Panel 2b: Hospital Staff Hospitals (customer facing) Andrea Armellino, Pediatric Nutrition Support, Mayo Clinic Whitney Duddey, Clinical Manager for Nutrition Support, at Cincinnati Children’s Stephanie Merlino Barr, Neonatal Nutritionist, MetroHealth System, Cleveland, Ohio
3:30 pm	Panel 3: Consumers and Supply Shocks Moderator: Kadee Russ, Committee Member

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	Jennifer M. Canvasser, NEC Society, Founder Sarah Chamberlin, Executive Director, flok Health Jennifer Smilowitz, Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension, University of California, Davis Shonte’ Terhune-Smith, Health Educator, Lactation Consultant, and Birth Doula practicing in Genesee County
4:30 pm	Adjourn Meeting

D-8: Meeting 16 Public Session Agenda
December 15, 2023
9:30 am – 10:00 am EST

9:30 am	Welcome and Chair Statement Barbara Schneeman, Committee Chair
9:35 am	Discussion with Stacy Dean Stacy Dean, Deputy Under Secretary, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
10:00 am	Adjourn Meeting

D-9: Meeting 18 Public Session Agenda
December 19, 2023
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST

1:00 pm	Welcome and Chair Statement Barbara Schneeman, Committee Chair
1:05 pm	Discussion with Brian Dittmeier and Ali Hard Moderated by Zoë Neuberger Brian Dittmeier, Former Senior Director of Public Policy, National Women, Infants & Children Association
2:00 pm	Adjourn Meeting

D-10: Meeting 19 Public Session Agenda
January 4, 2024
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm EST

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1:30 pm	Welcome and Chair Statement Barbara Schneeman, Committee Chair
1:35 pm	Discussion with 21 Forward Moderated by Ravi Anupindi William J. Kassler, M.D., M.P.H., Former Chief Medical Officer, Palantir Technologies Philomena Fritz, Healthcare and Public Health Strategy & Growth, Palantir Technologies
2:30 pm	Adjourn Meeting

D-11: Meeting 21 Public Session Agenda
January 19, 2024
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST

12:00 pm	Welcome and Chair Statement Barbara Schneeman, Committee Chair
12:05 pm	Discussion with Former COVID-19 Supply Chain Coordinator Moderated by Barbara Schneeman Tim Manning, Former National COVID-19 Supply Chain Coordinator
1:00 pm	Discussion with Medicaid Moderated by Barbara Schneeman Perrie Briskin, Senior Advisor, Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services
2:00 pm	Adjourn Meeting

D-12: Meeting 22 Public Session Agenda
January 23, 2024
10:00 am – 11:00 am

10:00 am	Welcome and Chair Statement Barbara Schneeman, Committee Chair
10:05 am	Discussion with Health Canada Stephen Norman, Director, Bureau of Nutritional Sciences, Health Canada Maya Villeneuve, Associate Director, Bureau of Nutritional Sciences, Health Canada

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	Mélanie Whiteside, Senior Advisor, Health Canada
11:00 am	Adjourn Meeting

D-13: Meeting 24 Public Session Agenda
February 5, 2024
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET

12:00 pm	Welcome and Chair Statement Barbara Schneeman, Committee Chair
12:05 pm	Preparedness Discussion Nicole Lurie, M.D., M.S.P.H., Former Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Rear Admiral W. Craig Vanderwagen, M.D., Former Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1:00 pm	Adjourn Meeting

D-14: Meeting 25 Public Session Agenda
February 5, 2024
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET

2:00 pm	Welcome and Chair Statement Barbara Schneeman, Committee Chair
2:05 pm	Discussion with David Davis Moderated by Zoë Neuberger David Davis, Ph.D., Professor, Ness School of Management and Economics, South Dakota State University
3:00 pm	Adjourn Meeting